wildlife

Barnstable veterinarians performed emergency surgery on the bird's snapped leg.

To bring the toads back to Falmouth, Mass Audubon started by collecting tadpoles from another site. Then the organization enlisted local children, who helped release 40,000 young spadefoots into the wild.

The Cape Cod branch of New England Wildlife Centers is now traveling throughout Barnstable County and as far as Boston to rescue and treat injured animals on-scene.

He'll recover on Cape Cod and learn natural behaviors before his release into the wild.

Around 95 percent of the sea turtles studied were entangled in actively fished, commercial pot/trap gear that was set to catch lobster, whelk, and other fish — rather than ghost gear or debris. All entanglements involved the turtles’ necks and/or front flippers.

Ospreys are expected to return to Cape Cod in March. But this year, they'll have safer housing options.

A large snowy owl that was rescued from the ocean off Provincetown earlier this month is recuperating nicely and will be released back into the wild.

Nesting on utility poles has sparked fires and power outages. The Osprey Project is putting up safer homes.

After rehabbing four loggerhead sea turtles that were found cold-stunned on Cape Cod beaches, researchers surgically implanted acoustic tags just under the turtles’ skin, and have since found them thriving in the wild.

Sarah Sharp, a veterinarian with the International Fund for Animal Welfare, said the truck they call Moby — “because it’s big and white and transports whales and dolphins” — is outfitted with soft foam mats and a mini-clinic to treat animals with shock, cramps and other conditions.